Kanimozhi

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name = Kanimozhi


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caption = Addressing on a campaign meeting.
birth_date = 1968
birth_place =Chennai, India
residence = Chennai, India
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office =Member of Parliament
constituency = Rajya Sabha
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party =DMK
religion = Atheist [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Barnala_Bindra_bond_over_Punjab/articleshow/3456941.cms Times of India] , 8 September 2008.]
spouse = G. Aravindan
children = 1
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Kanimozhi was born in 1968 in Chennai. She is a politician. Kanimozhi is the daughter of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi and Rajathi Ammal. She prefers to be called Kanimozhi. [ [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070603/asp/7days/story_7868416.asp Our name is our first identity. Why should we change it?] ]

Personal life

Kanimozhi was a student of Presentation Convent, Church Park in Chennai and later did her Masters in Economics in Ethiraj College for Women from Madras University.She married Athiban Bose a Sivakasi based Businessman in 1989 after divorce she married G. Aravindan a Singapore based Tamil literary figure through mutual love of Tamil literature on August 21, 1997. [ [http://inhome.rediff.com/news/aug/28dmk.htm A Wedding In The Family] ] [ [http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970808/22050833.html Kanimozhi to wed Singapore-born Indian] ] She has deep love for the Tamil language in particular Sangam Literature. She started a portal supporting Free speech along with Kathik Chidambaram.

Career

Kanimozhi was a sub editor for The Hindu, and editor in charge of Kungumam, a Tamil weekly magazine. She was also Columnist and conducted programmes in Sun TV and Vijay TV. She has also a features editor for a Singapore based Tamil newspaper called Dhina Murasu. She has also written Tamil poetry and translated Tamil poetry into English of other poets. She became a Rajya Sabha member in 2007. [ [http://www.indianexpress.com/iep/sunday/story/31335.html Star on ascent] ] [ [http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/celeb/Kanimozhi.asp Kanimozhi Biography] ] She is strong supporter of Pan Tamil issues in particular Sri Lankan Tamils. [ [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1083461 Kanimozhi the rising daughter in Tamil Nadu?] ] She has organised Tamil folk art festivals called Chennai Sangamam. She recently created a stir in the southern state of tamil nadu, for openly criticizing the blockbuster movie "Sivaji, The Boss", claiming it portrayed tamilians and tamil culture in a very degrading manner. She appears in the 2008 film, "Vaazhthukal" starring Madhavan.

Literary works

Tamil poems

* Karuvarai Vasanai
* Agathinai, Paarvaigal
* Karukum Marudani

Music album

Silappadikaram based on the Tamil epic with Bombay Jayasree. [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004033100740100.htm&date=2004/03/31/&prd=mp& Classic in a new idiom ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.karuthu.com/ Karuthu]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/24/stories/2007032411200400.htm Fight against injustice, Kanimozhi tells women ]
* [http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/aug/22abe.htm Rahul, Supriya, Kanimozhi at PM's dinner for Abe]

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